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From: stdtm@uokmax.uucp (Timothy A. Melton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: Buying a 386, please HELP!?!
Message-ID: <1990Aug17.203818.25419@uokmax.uucp>
Date: 17 Aug 90 20:38:18 GMT
References: <1249800002@S55.Prime.COM> <1990Aug17.180307.11017@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu> <1990Aug17.203152.20648@uokmax.uucp>
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In article <1990Aug17.203152.20648@uokmax.uucp> stdtm@uokmax.uucp (Timothy A. Melton) writes:
>'386 DX (at least w/ DRAM) you MUST add 36 chips at a time (2MB w/ 256K
                                                             ^^^
>chips or 4MB with 1MB chips).  On an AT, you can upgrade 18 chips at a time
>(1 or 2MB).  This is what he was clearly refering to.  Try putting the
>flamer on 'safe' next time to prevent accidental discharge 8-).

Sorry, 36 256K chips=1MB, not 2MB (so 18 = 512K).   Details, details!

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Timothy A Melton                             University of Oklahoma
stdtm@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu            Department of Chemical Engineering